Police: Mother attacks pregnant daughter because she won't get abortion

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By Manuel Gamiz Jr.

poconorecord.com

By Manuel Gamiz Jr.

Posted Jun. 13, 2013 at 11:38 AM
Updated Jun 13, 2013 at 11:39 AM

By Manuel Gamiz Jr.

Posted Jun. 13, 2013 at 11:38 AM
Updated Jun 13, 2013 at 11:39 AM

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A Lower Macungie Township woman attacked her daughter Tuesday, threatening to kill her and her baby after finding out the daughter was pregnant and wouldn't get an abortion, according to court records.

Magdalena Mateia-Bitlan, 37, of the 7700 block of Scenic View Drive, confronted her daughter at noon, asking her if she'd had an abortion, court records say. The daughter said she wasn't getting one, so her mother told her to pack her things and get out of the house.

According to a criminal complaint:

The daughter went upstairs and started packing and her mother followed her into her room, shoving her in the belly and then punching her in the belly. The daughter got on her bed and her mother continued punching and scratching her in the back.

During the attack, Mateia-Bitlan told her daughter she wants her dead and that she was going to kill her and her baby.

The daughter got away, grabbed her belongings and started walking out of the house. Her mother continued following her and throwing things at her.

The daughter reported the incident to state police at 6:47 p.m. Tuesday at the Fogelsville barracks. She told police her parents kicked her out of the house weeks earlier and she was living with a friend, but her mother called her Monday and asked her to come home.

The daughter told police she went to school Tuesday and went back to her parents' house. She said she was in the kitchen grabbing something to eat when her mother confronted her about the abortion.

Mateia-Bitlan was charged with making terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment. She was arraigned by District Judge Wayne Maura and released on $10,000 unsecured bail.